AT&T has a new president in India

San Antonio-based AT&T named Mark Shine as its new president of AT&T Communications Services India Pvt. Ltd.

Shine has a retroactive start date of Oct. 1, and he will relocate from the U.S. to New Delhi within the next week, the company said in a news release.

Shine is going to head up the AT&T’s business development activities in India, including its wireless division. AT&T will introduce new wireless products and services into that market.

“India is a strategic market for our global plans, and AT&T has the commitment to play an important role in the remarkable development taking place,” Shine said in a news statement.

Shine previously served as AT&T’s vice president of global sales and was based in Bedminster, N.J. His appointment coincides with the announcement of Gopi Gopinath as chairman and CEO of AT&T’s Global Network Services India.